Cameron Ling

Geelong premiership skipper Cameron Ling has given the GWS Giants a pep talk ahead of their clash with the Cats. GREATER Western Sydney made use of former Geelong captain Cameron Ling's motivational skills after its 66-point loss to Essendon on Saturday night.  

Greater Western Sydney made use of former Geelong captain Cameron Ling's motivational skills after their 66-point loss to Essendon on Saturday night. The Giants' next fixture will be one of their most testing - the Cats at Geelong - but comes after Ling ...  

St Mary's is missing playmaker Ben Lavars with a shoulder injury ... but the retired Geelong premiership skipper still has no plans to pull on the boots. Saints coach Jason Orr estimates he has had "50 conversations" with Ling about team structures ...  

GEELONG premiership-winning captain Cameron Ling says superstar Gary Ablett has done what many thought impossible and taken his game to another level since leaving the Cats. Ling said his former teammate had only enhanced his golden reputation after ...  

Trouble is, he is without two of his key contested ball warriors - Cameron Ling and Brad Ottens - who retired after the premiership glory. Ling averaged 8.9 contested possessions a game last year (ranked fourth at the club) and Ottens 8.8 (fifth).  

Geelong is suffering from the loss of experienced players such as former skipper Cameron Ling. THE numbers don't lie. Geelong is not undergoing a subtle transition this year ... it's a dramatic one. And the inescapable truth behind the Cats' inconsistent ...  

HE HELPED Geelong to three premierships, and now Cameron Ling may have helped struggling Gold Coast to turn its season around. The Cats' premiership skipper visited the Suns' rooms before they played Essendon at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night and had ...  

GEELONG premiership captain Cameron Ling says superstar Gary Ablett has done what many thought impossible and taken his game to another level since leaving the Cats. Ling said his former teammate had only enhanced his golden reputation after departing the ...  

the standouts in these contests have been Jordan Lewis and Brad Sewell. These are matches that suit their relentless physical style of play. Mitchell especially relished the first half yesterday, with retired Geelong tagger Cameron Ling doing ...  

Apart from that it won't affect the game at all, " she said. With things back on track Cameron Ling, Darren Milburn, Cameron Mooney and Brad Ottens completed their lap of honour before the game. Ling and coach Chris Scott delivered the flag to be unfurled.  

Apart from that it won't affect the game at all, " she said. With things back on track Cameron Ling, Darren Milburn, Cameron Mooney and Brad Ottens completed their lap of honour before the game. Ling and coach Chris Scott delivered the flag to be unfurled.  

"I was working closely with Stevie J and Travis. They sit down and go through your game with ... players the Cats hope can replace recently retired Cameron Ling, Darren Milburn, Cameron Mooney and Brad Ottens. Despite Geelong's up-and-down start to the ...  

On a day when the Cats unfurled last year's premiership flag and honoured retired greats Cameron Ling, Brad Ottens, Cameron Mooney and Darren Milburn with a pre-game motorcade, there were plenty of indications that this season will be much tougher.  

Geelong premiership-winning captain Cameron Ling says superstar Gary Ablett has done what many thought impossible and taken his game to another level since leaving the Cats. Ling said his former teammate had only enhanced his golden reputation after ...  

As one of the leading onballers of the past 20 years, Collingwood's Nathan Buckley locked horns with the best run-with players of his era. He had no qualms naming Ling as the best. "Cameron Ling was the hardest for me to get around," he said. "Very smart ...  

Cameron Ling says Gary Ablett has done what many thought impossible in taking his game to another level at the Suns.  

Geelong assistant coach Blake Caracella conceded before the match what has been on the minds of many, that the Cats were getting older and were feeling the absence of retired players Cameron Ling and Brad Ottens. But he hoped the Cats could prove their ...  

Geelong assistant coach Blake Caracella said before the match what was on the tip of many tongues, conceding the Cats were getting older and were feeling the absence of retired players Cameron Ling and Brad Ottens. Bartel was quiet in the first half ...  

Geelong assistant coach Blake Caracella conceded before the match what has been on the minds of many, that the Cats were getting older and were feeling the absence of retired players Cameron Ling and Brad Ottens. But he hoped the Cats could prove their ...  

The supporting evidence points to the loss of "Mr September" Brad Ottens and serial limpet Cameron Ling, plus the fact Geelong now has a competition-high seven 30-year-olds. There are also five players with either medium-term or long-term injuries ...  

The 23-year-old, who took over over the captaincy from Cameron Ling during the off-season, has been in negotiations with the club about an extension throughout the past year. Both parties have been eager to get the deal done, with only the length of the ...  

Geelong has signed captain Joel Selwood for five years. JOEL Selwood has committed his long-term future to Geelong after signing a new five-year deal yesterday. The 23-year-old skipper, right, who took over the captaincy from Cameron Ling during the off ...  

Cameron Ling called it a "mini rebuild". The kids will take time. For Collingwood, Steele Sidebottom continued his red-hot run of form, Reid exorcised his 2011 Grand Final demons on Hawkins and the contributions of Beams, Fasolo and Sharrod Wellingham were vital.  

The Cats missed Matthew Scarlett and Jimmy Bartel. Those two will be back, but the pair they really miss - Brad Ottens and Cameron Ling - are gone for good. Ling, in particular, has left a massive hole. All great teams balance attack and defence in their own way.  

Geelong front-ended one or two contracts this year after the surprise retirement of Brad Ottens, who joined Cameron Ling, Darren Milburn and Cameron Mooney in last year's departures. Asked if Dangerfield and Boak were on the club's hit list, Cats football ...  

HE'S played a role in the careers of some of the game's greats, but Michael Turner's favourite players are Geelong premiership captain Cameron Ling and Western Bulldogs rover Luke Dahlhaus Under Turner the Geelong Falcons have produced more draftees than ...  

His match-day duties will be confined to the unfurling and a cavalcade in which ''the mayor of Geelong'' will do a lap with fellow retirees Brad Ottens, Cameron Mooney and Darren Milburn. Geelong is missing Ling, a statement that no one at the club would deny.  

And don't forget the Cats are still trying to cover retired quartet Cameron Ling, Darren Milburn, Brad Ottens and Cam Mooney all key players in their recent domination over Hawthorn, especially Ling who regularly put the clamps on the Hawks ball-winning ...  

Matthew Scarlett was into his fourth year at Geelong and was the son of a gun, rather than a lethal weapon. And Cameron Ling, Corey Enright, Joel Corey and Paul Chapman were taking their first tentative steps in the blue-and-white hoops. Eleven years on ...  

"They're a very good fit and they're going to be pushing for the flag. "I think it's expected. We just had Cameron Ling give us a speech (after the game) talking about the early days at Geelong. "They would fall away in patches in games and just one thing ...  

The 23-year-old skipper, right, who took over the captaincy from Cameron Ling during the off-season, has been deep in discussions with the Cats throughout the past year. The Cats are expected to announce the deal, which will keep Selwood in blue and white ...  

Now Geelong, which has played in four of the past five grand finals, faces the same problem. After last year's flag success, Cameron Ling (aged 30) and Brad Ottens (31) could no longer face the demands of AFL football. They retired and with them went ...  

Outs: Mark Blake (retired), Marcus Drum (retired), Cameron Ling (retired), Darren Milburn (retired), Cameron Mooney (retired), Brad Ottens (retired). The Cats have a relatively hard draw, with the reigning premiers playing fellow top-four sides Collingwood ...  

but we'll see how we go." Of the other four 2011 premiership players who won't line up against Freo, Cameron Ling and Brad Ottens have retired, while Travis Varcoe and David Wojcinski are both sidelined by foot problems. Dynamic young midfielder Allen ...  

He had three possessions, but that was enough to generate 90 per cent of the discussion from the Channel Seven commentators Brian Taylor, Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson and Cameron Ling. Even then they missed the one moment where Folau had any impact on ...  

IT was during the second season of Australia's Greatest Athlete in 2010 when then-Geelong captain Cameron Ling realised he was competing against a sporting freak. Yes, he had witnessed the sublime talents of Billy Slater when playing for Melbourne Storm ...  

David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt face "huge" questions over their handling of News Corporation's BSkyB takeover in the wake of the latest evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, Labour leader Ed Miliband said. Ratcheting up the pressure on the Prime Minister and his ...  

"Play the ball, not the man!,'' Ablett said on his Twitter account. "That's why Lingy (ex-Geelong skipper Cameron Ling) was such a great player he ran both ways! engivejuddafreekick." Ablett said he was simply commenting on the game, meant nothing personal ...  

When asked on Channel 7's coverage by his now retired premiership captain from last season Cameron Ling what was said between the pair, Scott smiled and replied: "He's a ripper Hayden. I'd love to have him on my team." Granted, Scott wasn't squeaky clean ...  

He was the obvious choice to become Geelong captain when Cameron Ling retired after last year's grand final win over Collingwood. The looming threat of Greater Western Sydney has been a major factor in Reid, Hurley, Deledio and now apparently Selwood ...  

Undoubtedly. Brad Ottens is a massive loss in the ruck, and that puts pressure back on Trent West. And the fact that Cameron Ling is chasing players with a Channel Seven microphone instead of chasing Dane Swan on the field could be critical on Friday night.  

ON THE eve of his 300th game for the Brisbane Lions, champion onballer Simon Black has identified Cameron Ling and Brett Kirk as his toughest opponents. Black played against Kirk 18 times in his career and was often shadowed by the former Swan, while Cat ...  

It was also a final farewell to four of the men who were central figures in the club's greatest era of success. Cameron Ling, Brad Ottens, Cameron Mooney and Darren Milburn were yesterday honoured with standing ovations as they cruised around the Simonds ...  

But the Cats, who defied the doubters last season when they overcame the loss of coach Mark Thompson and star player Gary Ablett, showed the off-season loss of premiership skipper Cameron Ling and ruckman Brad Ottens has not dulled their class. Clarkson ...  

Play the ball, not the man! That's why lingy (Cameron Ling) was such a great player he ran both ways! #givejuddafreekick." The harsh comment by one player to another is certainly uncommon, although another Docker, Hayden Ballantyne, was the subject of ...  

Play the ball, not the man! That's why lingy (Cameron Ling) was such a great player he ran both ways! #givejuddafreekick." Yes, there's history between Ablett and Crowley. But don't for a minute think Ablett tweeted on a whim. He is extremely media savvy ...  

"Play the ball, not the man!" Ablett said on his Twitter account. "That's why Lingy (ex-Geelong skipper Cameron Ling) was such a great player he ran both ways! #givejuddafreekick." McKenna, speaking after Gold Coast suffered a 34-point loss to North ...  

We know that our best football is still more than capable." The retirement of captain Cameron Ling and ruckman Brad Ottens after last year's premiership have hurt the club. But Kelly isn't willing to use their exit as an excuse. "Losing guys like that and ...  

"And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." And oh man, at the St Kilda vs Melbourne game, they've got Cameron Ling on the commentary team as a boundary rider, and since it's raining, he's wearing a RED coat. It goes so well with his hair.  

The best three taggers for me are Andrew Carrazzo, Liam Picken and Scott Selwood while the best tagger over the past decade was Cameron Ling because he was strong, could run all day and as Gary Ablett tweeted last week, gets after the ball when appropriate.  

Even former teammate Cam Mooney joined the list yesterday, saying he and ex-Geelong skipper Cameron Ling were watching the game together and had their heads in their hands over Hunt's effort. "That was a really bad moment in his career and unfortunately he ...  

Cameron Ling was a massive cog in the Geelong triumphs. Taylor Hunt is now learning the craft, performing a reasonable job on Patrick Dangerfield last Saturday. Brett Kirk was more than handy in Sydney’s glory era. Didn’t Clinton Jones play a massive ...  

Former Cat Cameron Mooney joined the critics on Tuesday, saying he and ex-Geelong skipper Cameron Ling were watching the game together and had their heads in their hands over Hunt's effort. "That was a really bad moment in his career and unfortunately he's ...  

Play the ball, not the man! That's why lingy (Cameron Ling) was such a great player he ran both ways! #givejuddafreekick". Ablett was laughing yesterday when he tweeted: "Glad to see people have got a sense of humour! 30 boxes of tissues just arrived with ...  

The only difference I can see between this year and last year is personnel. We've lost experienced guys like Cameron Ling, Cam Mooney, Brad Ottens and Darren Milburn they were all characters around the changerooms, so from that point of view, there's a ...  

According to Ablett, former Cats team-mates Jimmy Bartel, Cameron Ling and Steve Johnson would all act with similar passion and desperation. "I had some great leaders at Geelong who have challenged me at times," Ablett said. "I am not sorry for what I did ...  

Norths 4-all draw with Maitland again demonstrated the depth of talent in the club as it entered Sunday's game with five regular first graders missing but it did not stop a fast flowing seesawing battle where Maitland's goalie, Cameron Ling, was outstanding.  

Selwood said the decision to give him the captaincy following the retirement of Cameron Ling had played no part in the discussions over a new deal. "Never did the captaincy come into it," he told Geelong's website. "It's a great honour to captain this ...  

Retired 2011 premiership captain Cameron Ling says he has never subjected himself to a replay of it and adds: ''I'd say no one has.'' That the Cats haven't lost to Hawthorn in three years since might say something for the dated concept about pain being the ...  

"Crowley is a joke! Play the ball, not the man! That's why lingy (former Geelong star Cameron Ling) was such a great player he ran both ways! #givejuddafreekick," Ablett Tweeted. Crowley continued his arguably career-best form by limiting the dual Brownlow ...  

Cats fans farewell their retiring champs. Chris Scott and Cameron Ling raise the premiership flag. THE GEELONG Cats have unveiled their 2011 premiership flag despite a power outage at Simonds Stadium severely disrupting the build-up to the home match against Richmond.  

Undoubtedly. Brad Ottens is a massive loss in the ruck, and that puts pressure back on Trent West. And the fact that Cameron Ling is chasing players with a Channel Seven microphone instead of chasing Dane Swan on the field could be critical on Friday night.  

GEELONG'S recruiting guru Stephen Wells has nominated triple premiership players Cameron Ling, Corey Enright and Paul Chapman as the best draft selections of his career. Wells, who has worked for the Cats for more than two decades, has brought countless ...  

Best and fairest tip Even after the recent retirements of Cameron Ling, Brad Ottens, Darren Milburn and Cameron Mooney, there are still plenty of gun players down at Geelong. Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright and Joel Selwood are always among the leading vote ...  

One of the chief teachers was their star on-baller Simon Black. Among his pupils in the blue-and-white hoops was a young Cameron Ling, who would ultimately become Black's shadow in clashes between the Lions and Cats for the next decade. Those early clashes ...  

David Cameron insisted he had seen no evidence that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has breached the ministerial code of conduct in his handling of News Corp's bid for BSkyB. In an emergency Commons statement, the Prime Minister said he was not going to set ...  

GEELONG'S recruiting guru Stephen Wells has nominated triple premiership players Cameron Ling, Corey Enright and Paul Chapman as the best draft selections of his career. Wells, who has worked for the Cats for more than two decades, has brought countless ...  

David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to reaffirm their commitment to tackling Britain's record deficit and rebuilding the shattered economy in the face of continuing turmoil in Europe. Amid heightened tensions within the coalition following last week's ...  

Geelong need to fill five vacancies from last year’s premiership team. Along with the retirements of Ottens and Cameron Ling, Travis Varcoe (foot) and David Wojcinski (foot) are unavailable and Josh Hunt (calf) has been virtually ruled out.  

Selwood has played 114 senior games and is renowned as one of the league's most fearless players. He was the obvious choice to become Geelong captain when Cameron Ling retired after last year's grand final win over Collingwood.  

Retired Cats premiership captain Cameron Ling paid a visit to the Giants' sheds after Saturday night's game to give the young players a pep talk and pass on advice. More in Tuesday's edition of the St Marys-Mt Druitt Star.